The Minister of Communication (Mincom),René Emmanuel Sadi, addressed members of the press on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day celebrated on May 3rd.
Although plural, the Cameroonian press struggles to respect the ethics and deontology of the journalism profession according to Mincom.
“Unfortunately, it is clear that, in well,
In some cases, our media professionals are quite often at odds with ethics and deontology (…) It is undeniable that such a deficiency is likely to discredit the press, thus depriving it of the fulness of this essential function that is its own, and which makes it, a compass and a beacon of society, “deplored Minister René Sadi.
For the member of the government, the resolution of the thorny problem of press drift requires “professional self-regulation, a kind of peer court, capable of preventing all forms of external constraints”.
Decreed by the United Nations in 1993, following a UNESCO recommendation, the World Press Freedom Day, is a day that “serves to remind governments of the need to respect their commitment to press freedom and is also a day of reflection for media professionals on issues related to press freedom and professional ethics,” explains UNESCO.
